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pronghorn
[ prawng-hawrn, prong- ]
noun
, plural prong·horns, (especially collectively) prong·horn.
- a fleet, antelopelike ruminant, Antilocapra americana, of the plains of western North America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
pronghorn
/ ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn /
noun
- a ruminant mammal, Antilocapra americana, inhabiting rocky deserts of North America and having small branched horns: family Antilocapridae Also calledAmerican antelope
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The antelope is known as the pronghorn, because of a single small prong on each horn.
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Wolves and coyotes pursue the pronghorn in relays or capture it strategically through various kinds of mutual aid.
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Davis said Capt. Bush allowed the soldiers with experience to use the Army rifles to hunt deer and pronghorn.
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The Pronghorn is a gregarious creature running in bands of six up to hundreds.
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The pronghorn was also rare in the state and now has been extirpated as it has been in many other parts of Mxico.
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